by qdmhistory | Mar 29, 2022 | Popular
On March 29, 1961, the tide of apartheid began to turn in South Africa when Nelson Mandela was acquitted in court of treason charges after a trial that had lasted more than four years. It was more than just a victory in one man’s court trial, though. It was also...
by qdmhistory | Mar 28, 2022 | Popular
It’s March 28, 1946. The atomic bomb had recently been used for the first time, and the Cold War was just starting. In response to the sudden nuclear danger, a report was compiled on dealing with the dangers of nuclear proliferation. It called for control of the...
by qdmhistory | Mar 27, 2022 | Popular
On March 27, 1914, the first successful modern blood transfusion was performed. There had been a long history of attempted blood transfusions before then, but they always had something wrong with the setup. Thus, they all ended badly. Belgian doctor Albert Hustin had...
by qdmhistory | Mar 26, 2022 | Popular
On March 26, 1871, following France’s defeat in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870, Paris’s students and the working-class population joined together to form a revolutionary government historically known as the Paris Commune. Paris had been under siege by the...
by qdmhistory | Mar 25, 2022 | Popular
Billboard Magazine tracks the popularity of various songs and albums, both in the United States and all over the world. It has long been one of the music industry’s leading indicators of a work’s relative popularity. On March 25, 1939, Billboard Magazine...
